NoraeBar

My friends and I rented a private room in Noraebar. We had such a good time! There is also a main stage, too! I think people tend to let loose a little more in a private area amongst friends. But honestly, after the liquor hits, everyone becomes Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston. There is a button in the private rooms you can press, and a server will come take your order. Noraebar doesn't serve food, but you are able to bring food in from the outside. There are several restaurants nearby. This is the first karaoke bar I have gone to that charges customers to sing songs on the main stage. It's only $2, but it felt a little spirit airlineish. The customers didn't seem to mind because the stage was not empty when I was there. I will definitely return for some karaoke fun!

In downtown Louisville we came across NoraeBar. This is a karaoke bar, that's packed with 20-25 year olds, where you have to push and shove if you'd like to get a better view of the stage, or if you've lost your friend in the crowd. This reminds me a lot of when I would go out on a Thursday night in college with friends. Even though I was never in Louisville in college, this place brought me so much nostalgia.There is a $2.00 fee to sing a karaoke song. Then wait. At the bar everyone got their drinks in those plastic, flexible cups for $12 each, as soon as you turn around you'll bump into someone and you'll be wearing the drink on your shirt, or you'll be adding to the already sticky floor.I got the Sake Jelly Shot. This looked interesting and like I've never seen before. This came in a tiny can and had jelly, the type you might find in bubble tea. It's basically sake that's peach flavored. I enjoyed this drink.It was eventually our turn to sing. The whole crowd cheered us on as we sang "...Baby one more time".NoraeBar was a lot of fun! This however isn't the type of place I would currently gravitate towards in this day and age. If you are looking for a very casual karaoke bar, complete with sticky floors and a large crowd, check out NoraeBar.

Not normally one to leave reviews, but I had to discuss my experience at this bar. As a traveler I always try to think of myself of an observer because I don't always know the local customs or "flavor".I have to say that the place had a great atmosphere and everyone seemed to be having a great time! It was a Friday night and it was busy but I never had to wait for a drink. I enjoyed the selections, especially the sakes and other drinks from Asian countries I had not seen before.The bar would get five stars but it is a karaoke bar and I did not enjoy the person managing the songs. She was disorganized and it seemed like she wanted to be anywhere else. I noticed that she frequently moved others ahead of me in line, which is not what should be done when it costs to sing, even if it's just $2. I don't care about the small fee to sing but it should guarantee one's place in line.Otherwise, it's one of the best times I've had anywhere, including much bigger cities. I still highly recommend Norae bar.

Outstanding service. Unique experience with very affordable drink prices.Situated in a fun part of the city.

We wanted to do something fun for a friends birthday & booked a private room for some karaoke. Nulu on the weekends can be a nightmare for parking, since if you don't show up on time for your room, you lose it, So Plan accordingly!! There is a main bar in the front of the establishment with a large karaoke stage for anyone comfortable enough with singing public. They have a small patio area w/ a few patio tables in the front as well & they had a DJ playing the night we went. The private rooms are in the back. The rooms are a bit small for the size of group we had, they had booth style seating lined up against the walls & colorful mood lighting. They have air unit in the room & a fan in the room. don't know if all the room were as smalls as ours, Nevertheless we made the best of it & had a blast! There was a pitcher of water & plastic cups on the table ready for our arrival. There are no paper menus, you can see the drink menu on QR code that on the table & with a push of a button in our room a server takes the drinks orders & brings the drinks when available. The karaoke setup is easy to use, there is a tablet that is linked to the TV & 2 wireless microphones on a charging station. Selecting song & setting up a queue & even editing the queue was a breeze!! Gender neutral bathrooms, they have an open one & a a couple of single stall private ones. The drinks & prices were decent. Staff was on point with service & friendliness. Not a place to skip if every in the areas & down to sing some songs.

Been here a few times now with friends and we've had a fun night each time! Belt your hearts out for like 2hrs and grab a drink. Heard the room rates now are like $200/12ppl an hour (biggest room) and it used to be discounted if you go during the week during happy hour which was much cheaper. If you split amongst the group it's not too bad though it does seem a little on the higher side imo plus the rooms are pretty damn small. You will be sitting shoulder to shoulder. Even in the biggest room we had people had to stand up. The whole place is cute and you can sing in a non private room if you're being brave! Good song selection and you can get ideas from their set lists like throwbacks. You can also get connected to youtube instead if you rather do that. Because i was disappointed that this place literally uses the korean word for karaoke but there are no/minimal korean songs on their list so if you want to sing in a different language ask to set up youtube. Drinks are about $12 they all sound super interesting. I was there recently for an event and it had edible glitter in it with ube oof it was strong but pretty good. My friends and I all disliked the WAP we don't know if it was the mezcal or what but something/some sort of spice burnnned and not in the good i'm buzzed way lol. Looks like they changed their drink menu which you can just use their QR code. Staff are all friendly. It took a while for them to attend to us sometimes when we pressed the button in the room but i assume they were busy with patrons outside.

OMG!!!! This is my new favorite place!!!!!!! A group of friends and I went last night and had SO much fun! Before I get started on the details, I'll note that this review is for a private room karaoke experience. (There is also a main bar/room with a karaoke stage, but it has not opened due to COVID.)First, you can book your experience online. I would imagine this place is going to get super popular, so I would suggest booking a room as soon as your know you want to go! You can see time slots and room sizes all online and choose what is best for you. (Currently, rooms aren't at full capacity, due to COVID.) You will pay during your booking, and it is non-refundable, but I believe I did see you can transfer a booking if needed. They'll send you a confirmation email, and then you just wait until the day comes!There is plenty of street parking nearby. I am not sure if they have any parking of their own, but otherwise, it is pretty accessible on Market Street in NuLu. Upon entering, you'll check in at the front desk and be shown to your room. Each room has a TV and the walls are lined with benches. Your concierge (server) will show you the ropes, including the microphones, the iPad you use to control the karaoke system, the button to order drinks (yes, you never have to leave your room, so you don't have to miss a moment of action), and everything else you can need. I was also super impressed with their COVID and sanitary pre-cautions; they had all kinds of things, like microphone covers!You can order cocktails (the menu is awesome, as were both of the drinks I had), start looking up songs, and let the night get started!!! The iPad app has all sorts of great options, and they truly seemed endless. I even looked up a 90s country music start and got at least 20 songs as results. From oldies to newbies, there are so many options. You can also queue them up and easily change between songs, skip a song (when you realize--oh, that isn't what I thought, or oh, that is harder to sing than I remember), and so on. My friends and I had a field day picking out fun songs, and while we took turns on the microphones, we overall picked jams that everyone could sing along to!I had not done this style of karaoke since college (when there was a place on Preston Highway that offered it), but dang... IT IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!! And NoraeBar just takes it to another level!!!!!!!!! Everything is so cute, the vibe is so much fun, and the employees are super cool. Big shout out to Morgan who took GREAT care of our group!! We never went thirsty and got all of our needs taken care of. Each room even has its own little air conditioning unit, and Morgan adjusted ours as needed.If I could afford it, I would be here every weekend! Sadly, I can't afford that, but if you fill a room and break it down amongst friends, you are absolutely going to get every bit of bang for your buck. I cannot wait to go back!!!! NoraeBar is SUCH a welcome addition to Louisville. Don't miss out on this awesome place!!!

Nice spot to chill with friends and sing our hearts out. The cocktails are amazing and the bartenders are on point with their pours.

We are so happy to have a private karaoke spot like Norae Bar in Louisville, KY. It's also located in the popular Nulu area! This is our go-to spot for private events, the private karaoke rooms are amazing and the service is always on point! You can easily book a room on their website, it's convenient and very easy.

BEST BIRTHDAY EVER! I booked a small private room for my birthday last night and the dinner beforehand ran longer than expected and I was worried I'd have to forfeit my room. I kept in contact with them trying to figure out what to do and if it was possible to push the reservation back. They said they were completely booked for the night, but then a bigger room ended up being available so they modified my reservation to put us in the bigger room an hour later. It was SO worth it! The song selection was epic. Everything worked great. The room was nice and cool, good sized and the lighting was on par. The button you push to order drinks wasn't working but you wouldn't even know cause the worker was constantly checking in to see if we needed anything. It was nice not having to go wait at the bar for drinks. Everyone had a great time and I'll definitely be going there again!